UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
___________________
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2016 (May 17, 2016)
| MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| TENNESSEE | 001-12762 | 62-1543819 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 6584 Poplar Avenue | |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 38138 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (901) 682-6600
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2016, the registrant held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of record as of March 11, 2016 through the solicitation of proxies:
| 1. | To elect ten directors to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; |
| 2. | To provide an advisory (non-binding) vote to approve compensation of the registrant’s named executive officers; and |
| 3. | To ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. |
All ten nominees were elected to serve for one year and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
| Broker | ||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||||
| H. Eric Bolton, Jr. | 63,459,926 | 963,028 | 1,021,507 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Alan B. Graf, Jr. | 65,011,160 | 262,596 | 170,705 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| James K. Lowder | 65,238,546 | 161,836 | 44,079 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Thomas H. Lowder | 65,287,228 | 112,933 | 44,300 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Monica McGurk | 65,256,050 | 136,118 | 52,293 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Claude B. Nielsen | 65,264,964 | 136,980 | 42,517 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Philip W. Norwood | 64,018,580 | 1,378,624 | 47,257 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| W. Reid Sanders | 65,291,362 | 110,167 | 42,932 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| William B. Sansom | 63,993,458 | 1,406,083 | 44,920 | 5,466,609 | ||||
| Gary Shorb | 65,287,108 | 114,773 | 42,580 | 5,466,609 |
The advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers was in favor of executive compensation. The results of the vote were as follows:
| Broker | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||
| 63,086,036 | 2,170,276 | 188,149 | 5,466,609 |
Ernst & Young LLP was ratified to serve as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. The results of the vote were as follows:
| Broker | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | |||
| 70,646,971 | 211,616 | 52,483 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC. | |
| Date: May 18, 2016 | /s/Albert M. Campbell, III |
| Albert M. Campbell, III | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |